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Məca
Məca
Ritchie Hemphill & Ryan Haché - Victoria, BC
Animation (08:18) | Archived

Məca is a stop motion representation of the late elder Ida Smith telling her grandson the ‘Nakwax’daxw legend of the Mink. In this film Ida tells the story in the Bak̓wa̱mk̓ala language. Mink, or “Məca”, is an impatient son of the Sun who is trying to force himself into being someone other than he is, so that he can impress love interests. Throughout his journey Məca will learn what it means to have humility, patience, and to be better at self acceptance.